‘Has the potential to go off’ — NFL betting expert has strong words for the Minnesota Vikings when facing their biggest rival
The Minnesota Vikings are hosting their biggest rival in Week 1, and they should be viewed much more highly than they are.
The Minnesota Vikings didn’t have the strongest season in 2025, mainly due to the weak quarterback play.
After struggling massively in his first season as a starter, J.J. McCarthy may not start a game ever again for the Vikings. The signing of Kyler Murray has made that less likely than ever before McCarthy is the future of the franchise.
Even with that projection, there is a major factor that the betting markets have to factor in: the unknown.
Minnesota Vikings are being undervalued by the market
Not knowing who will start at quarterback is a problem for many, especially those in the betting markets. The Vikings are currently 1.5-point underdogs in Week 1 at home against the Green Bay Packers, which doesn’t make a ton of sense. Expert handicapper Steve Fezzik thinks the Vikings are a great investment in Week 1, despite being underdogs.
“All right, so Green Bay at the Vikings. The Vikings won nine games last year with just horrific quarterback play. I think this should be a very competitive game. I am not confident Green Bay should be favorite in this game. I think Minnesota could has the potential to go off as the favorite, and right now, Minnesota’s plus one and a half, so as the underdog, I’m going to invest in the Vikings plus one half as an NFL week one best bet.”
Expert handicapper Steve Fezzik
It makes a lot of sense. The Vikings were honestly great outside of their quarterback play, especially on defense. Brian Flores is returning as the defensive coordinator, and has thrived with whatever personnel he has. If the quarterback play was slightly better, even average, the Vikings could have easily won 12-13 games.
If the Vikings have bog-standard quarterback play, they will be significantly better and a value on the market.